The conductorOsmo Vänskä (* 28. Februrary 1953 Sääminki, Finland) started his musical career as principal clarinettist of the Helsinki Philharmonic. After studying conducting at the Sibelius Academy, he won the 1982 Besançon Young Conductor's Competition. In 1996 he was appointed to be chief conductor of the BBCScottish Symphony Orchestra, and in 2003 chief conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra. Conductor can mean different things in different contexts: In science and engineering, a conductor is material capable of conveying electricity. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... A bass clarinet, which sounds an octave lower than the more common Bb soprano clarinet. ... Location within Finland Helsinki (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable in Finnish: ), or Helsingfors in Swedish listen, is the capital of Finland. ... The Sibelius Academy is a music school in Helsinki. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... The Minnesota Orchestra is an American orchestra. ...
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